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Ministry of Steel
MOIL records 10% jump in production in Feburary’23
With a production of 1.31 lakh tonnes of Manganese  Ore in February, 2023, MOIL has registered 10% growth over the same period last year. Sales at 1.32 lakh tonnes of manganese ore during February, 2023 was higher by 19% vis-à-vis February, 2022.
Shri Ajit Kumar Saxena, CMD MOIL, congratulated MOIL collective on maintaining upward trend in production and mentioned that it is fully geared up for much higher production level in coming months.
MOIL Limited is a Schedule-A, Mini-ratna Category-I CPSE under the administrative control of Ministry of Steel, Government of India. MOIL is the largest producer of manganese ore in the country, contributing ~45% of the domestic production. It operates eleven mines in the state of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The company has ambitious vision of more than doubling its production to 3.00 million tonnes by 2030. MOIL is also exploring business opportunities in the State of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Odisha, besides other areas in the State of Madhya Pradesh.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Economic development of Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370
18.34 lakh MTs of fresh fruit  dispatched in FY 2019-20
Apples worth 70.45 crore rupees value procured directly from growers in Kashmir Valley through NAFED
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G Kishan Reddy, in a written reply in Lok Sabha to a question regarding the economic impact of the abrogation of Article 370 on Jammu and Kashmir said that the full economic potential of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions could not be realized for the last 70 years as the people of Jammu and Kashmir have suffered from terrorist violence and separatism supported from across the border for the past many decades. On account of article 35A and certain other constitutional ambiguities, the people of this region were denied full rights enshrined in the Constitution of India and other benefits of various Central Laws that were being enjoyed by other citizens of the country.
As reported by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, the agriculture operations are going on smoothly in the valley. During FY 2019-20 , 18.34 lakh MTs of fresh fruit  have been dispatched. In the horticulture sector, under the Market Intervention Schemes  launched by the Government of India in September 2019, for the first time, 15769.38 MTs of apples valued at Rs. 70.45 crores have been procured up to 28th January 2020, directly from the growers in Kashmir valley through National Agriculture Marketing Federation of India . This scheme has been extended up to 31st March, 2020. The sericulture sector recorded a production of 813 MTs of silk cocoon in the year 2019. During the 1st three quarters of FY 2019-20, handicrafts worth Rs. 688.26 crores were exported. Various tourism promotional campaigns have also been launched.
Government of Jammu and Kashmir has informed that as per the Periodic Labour Force Survey, last conducted for FY 2017-18, by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation of Government of India, the worker-population ratio for persons in the age group of 15 years and above for Jammu and Kashmir is 51%.
The Government of India is fully committed to the overall development of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh. Under the Prime Minister’s Development Package-2015 of Rs. 80,068 crores, major development projects in Road, Power, Health, Tourism, Agriculture, Horticulture, Skill Development Sectors etc. are already under various stages of implementation. Many flagship schemes including the individual beneficiary centric schemes are being proactively implemented by the Government of India towards development of J&K region.
Ministry of Coal
Revenue Earned from Auction of Coal Blocks
Since the launch of Commercial Coal Mining auction in June 2020, auction process of 47 coal mines have been successfully conducted. Out of these 47 coal blocks, auction of 1 coal mine was cancelled since the preferred bidder did not comply with the conditions and vesting order has been issued for 27 coal mines. Only 2 coal mines located in state of Chhattisgarh have become operational and the revenue earned, including taxes and royalties, by Chhattisgarh Government from these 2 coal mines is about Rs.182 Crores.
The state-wise revenue from the coal mines for the next 10 years where the mining plan has been prepared  and vesting/ allocation order issued is estimated as under:-
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State
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Number of Coal Mines
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Projected Revenue over next 10 years 
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Chhattisgarh
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3
|
|
9,372.81
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|
Jharkhand
|
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4
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|
6,863.70
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Madhya Pradesh
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|
8
|
|
9,494.03
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|
Maharashtra
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|
4
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|
2,768.59
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Odisha
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|
3
|
|
8,063.17
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|
TOTAL
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22
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36,562.30
Details of projected additional capacity over the next 10 years, year-wise for aforementioned coal blocks is as follows:-
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Financial Year
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Projected additional capacity in MT|
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2022-23
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6.55
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|
2023-24
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|
6.65
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|
2024-25
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|
6.75
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|
2025-26
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|
12.42
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|
2026-27
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|
23.13
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2027-28
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|
34.56
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2028-29
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|
45.6
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2029-30
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|
52.17
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2030-31
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|
53.77
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|
2031-32
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|
53.77The projected capacity has been estimated for mines which have already been vested and also have approved mine plan .
The cumulative peak rated capacity  for all the 46 auctioned coal mines is 101.04 MTPA. In accordance with the efficiency parameters specified in the CMDPA which are to be adhered by the Successful Bidders, time limit for obtaining the Mine Opening Permission is 66 months in case of mine where Geological Report  is to be prepared  and 51 months in case of mines where GR is available . Upon obtaining the Mine Opening Permission, the bidders will have to follow the production schedule as approved, for achieving the PRC of the coal mine.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM visits Bharat Biotech facility in Hyderabad
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bharat Biotech facility at Hyderabad as part of his three city visit to personally review the vaccine development and manufacturing process for Covid.
Shri Modi tweeted "at the Bharat Biotech facility in Hyderabad, was briefed about their indigenous COVID-19 vaccine. Congratulated the scientists for their progress in the trials so far. Their team is closely working with ICMR to facilitate speedy progress."
The Prime Minister visited Zydus Biotech Park at Ahmedabad in the morning.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
MoU with UK for Improving Public Transport System
The Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding  with United Kingdom for seeking help in improving overall public transport system in the country. The MoU has been signed between the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and Transport for London , a statutory body established under the Greater London Authority Act, 1999  to improve public transport in India. The MoU would help mainly in sharing of information and areas of cooperation like improving the public transport system with an augmentation of passenger capacity, passenger services, data analysis, induction of electric vehicles, introduction of technology, ticketing and the provision of passenger information, urban transport planning and policy, institutional organisation of transport, governance and accountability arrangements, project financing, strategy, and procurement methodologies, policy development and assessment of technology strategies, operations procurement and contracting, Infrastructure maintenance strategies, Infrastructure design and delivery etc.
This MoU will help in strengthening the integrated public transport for all. This will help people from all segments of the society to have access to a quality public transport system. Further, will help in introducing innovative practices such as digital payments, standardizing the design of the buses, use of technology for demand projection and route rationalization to enhance efficiency of public transport operations
This information is given by the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh L Mandaviya in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President to embark on a two-nation tour to Africa
Shri Naidu to visit Comoros and Sierra Leone
Continuing India’s engagement with Africa, the Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu will embark on a tour to Comoros and Sierra Leone on October 10.
This will be the first-ever visit by such a high-level Indian dignitary to Comoros, an archipelago situated off the Southeast coast of Africa and to Sierra Leone.
Soon after arrival in Moroni, the capital of Comoros, Shri Naidu will meet President of the Union of Comoros, Mr. Azali Assoumani. Later, Shri Naidu will address the Indian community living in Comoros.
On October 11, the Vice President will hold delegation-level talks with the President of the Union of Comoros. Subsequently, both the dignitaries will witness the signing of agreements in various areas between the countries. They will also issue press statements following a tête-à-tête between them.
During his visit to the Island nation, Shri Naidu will also interact with the President of the Assembly of the Union of Comoros, Mr. Abdou Ousseni and address the Parliament  before departing to Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone, Ms. Nabeela Fareeda Tunis will call on Vice President soon after his arrival.
On October 13, the Vice President will have a tête-à-tête with the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Mr. Julius Maada Bio, and later hold delegation-level talks with him and both the dignitaries will witness the signing of agreements.
The same day, Shri Naidu will also address the Indian community. On October 14, he will meet Dr. Abass Bundu, Speaker of Parliament, before emplaning for Delhi.
The present visit is the second one by the Vice President of India to Africa. Earlier in November 2018, Shri Naidu had visited Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Malawi as part of strengthening bilateral ties with those countries.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Oscar Academy President John Bailey launches Hindi version of ‘Digital Dilemma’ by NFAI
In a special event today, John Bailey, President of Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences , e-launched the Hindi translation of an Academy Publication, "Digital Dilemma", in Delhi. Also present on the occasion were renowned film editor and Governor of Academy Ms. Carol Littleton; Justice Manmohan Sarin, Chairman, FCAT; Shri Amit Khare, Secretary, Ministry of I&B; Shri Prasoon Joshi, Chairman, CBFC; Shri Ujwal Nirgudkar, Member of the Academy and Shri Prakash Magdum, Director, NFAI.
During his speech, John Bailey said that the translation of the Academy publication into Hindi is important in order to reach out to film fraternity in India. There are many challenges thrown by the technological changes in the film storage medium and this book will help film makers in understanding and planning the storage of born-digital material, he said.
Written by Milt Shelton and Andy Maltz, this publication has been translated in many languages the world over. National Film Archive of India, the premier organization of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting which is involved in film conservation, preservation and restoration, had signed an MoU with the Academy to translate the publication into Hindi so that it can benefit various stakeholders in the country.
The Academy works towards the goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motion pictures.
In its landmark report, the Academy’s Science and Technology Council examined ways in which key players in the movie business currently store and access important digital data. Through years of research, the Council discovered that issues of digital storage reliability go far beyond lost snapshots and spreadsheets. The publication discusses the challenges of efficiently archiving and accessing the massive data in the long term.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles the passing away of former Union Minister and noted advocate, Shri Shanti Bhushan
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of former Union Minister and noted advocate, Shri Shanti Bhushan.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Shri Shanti Bhushan Ji will be remembered for his contribution to the legal field and passion towards speaking for the underprivileged. Pained by his passing away. Condolences to his family. Om Shanti."
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 196.32 Cr
Over 3.58 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 79,313
9,923 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.61%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 2.67%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 196.32 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,53,58,263 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.58 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
10408349
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
10056882
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
5541271
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
18422159
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
17613030
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
9666829
|
|
Age Group 12-14 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
35819121
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
21296142
|
|
Age Group 15-18 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
60128335
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
47832947
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
557922551
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
498173044
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
2087553
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
203390274
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
192725116
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
2125281
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
127209000
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
120333098
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
22492021
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
4,19,12,955
|
|
Total
|
|
1,96,32,43,003
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 79,313. Active cases now constitute 0.18% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.61%. 7,293 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,27,15,193.
9,923 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 3,88,641 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 85.85 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 2.67% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 2.55%.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Scientific experts discuss artificial intelligence  and its implementation at Indo German Workshop
Indian and German Scientific experts discussed five selected thematic areas of mutual interest related to artificial intelligence  and its implementation at a joint virtual workshop. Areas such as AI for sustainability, Healthcare, Autonomous Robotics, trustworthy AI and Mathematical Foundation were deliberated upon at the workshop on AI organized by Indo German Science and Technology Centre  together with the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research  and the Department of Science and Technology , India on September 6 and 7.
The workshop was organized as a follow-up of decision to strengthen and enhance the cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence taken during the governmental consultations between two countries in November 2019.
The Indian co-chair of IGSTC and Head- International division of DST, Mr SK Varshney, and the German co-chair Ms Katherin stressed on strengthening the academia and industry partnership and enhancing cooperation between the two countries that would help the society, particularly in the field of AI, Machine learning and Robotics.
Ms Schieferdecker from BMBF stated that Germany is focusing on expanding the German economy with AI. India is a strong partner in AI, and the recommendation of the Scientific Advisory Board from this workshop would take these efforts to further heights.
Dr Murali Mohan, Head-FFT DST, said that globally AI is a very active research topic, and efforts should be made so that India and Germany can cooperate and augment the cooperation. “There are numerous issues to address like upgrading of the technology, skill development and job creation in this field. Academia and industry need to be leveraged in this field, and products need to be geared up,” he said.
The workshop was accompanied by two plenary lectures by Prof. Rupak Majumdar from the German side and Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri from India and followed by Invited lectures and plenary sessions.
Pictures of the Inaugural session of the joint virtual workshop on artificial intelligence  organized by Indo German Science and Technology Centre  together with the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research  and the Department of Science and Technology , India.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Deworming Programme
Under National Health Mission, National Deworming Day  was launched in February 2015 in 277 districts of 11 States/UT, including Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Tripura. 8.98 crore children of 1 to 19 years were provided deworming treatment during the campaign. Since 2016, the NDD programme has been scaled up to cover all the districts across the country.
WHO has been providing logistic support to Government of India through provision of deworming drug , which fulfils partial requirement of drugs for implementing the NDD programme.
Based on STH prevalence data made available by National Centre for Disease Control , NDD programme is being implemented bi-annually in all the States/UTs, except Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, where it is conducted annually.
During NDD, single dose of albendazole is administered to children from 1-19 years of age group through the platform of schools and anganwadi centres. NDD is being implemented through the combined efforts of Department of School Education and Literacy under Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to ensure maximum coverage.
The NDD round wise coverage since 2016 are as follows:
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NDD round
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Children for 1-19 years age covered 
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Feb 2016
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17.91
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|
Aug 2016
|
|
11.96
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|
Feb 2017
|
|
26.04
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|
Aug 2017
|
|
22.80
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|
Feb 2018
|
|
26.68
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|
Aug 2018
|
|
22.69
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|
Feb 2019
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|
22.12
The Minister of State , Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, here today.
Ministry of Finance
Change in Tariff Value of Crude Palm Oil, RBD Palm Oil, Others – Palm Oil, Crude Palmolein, RBD Palmolein, Others – Palmolein, Crude Soyabean Oil, Brass Scrap , Poppy Seeds, Areca Nuts, Gold and Silver Notified
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section  of Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs , being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient so to do, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance , No. 36/2001-Customs , dated the 3rd August, 2001, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section , vide number S. O. 748 , dated the 3rd August, 2001, namely:-
In the said Notification, for TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 the following Tables shall be substituted, namely: -
“TABLE-1”
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Sl. No.
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Chapter/ heading/ sub-heading/tariff item
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Description of goods
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Tariff value

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|

|
|

|
|

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|
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1
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1511 10 00
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Crude Palm Oil
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|
540
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|
2
|
|
1511 90 10
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|
RBD Palm Oil
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|
569
|
|
3
|
|
1511 90 90
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|
Others – Palm Oil
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|
555
|
|
4
|
|
1511 10 00
|
|
Crude Palmolein
|
|
570
|
|
5
|
|
1511 90 20
|
|
RBD Palmolein
|
|
573
|
|
6
|
|
1511 90 90
|
|
Others – Palmolein
|
|
572
|
|
7
|
|
1507 10 00
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|
Crude Soya bean Oil
|
|
693
|
|
8
|
|
7404 00 22
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|
Brass Scrap 
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|
3748
|
|
9
|
|
1207 91 00
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|
Poppy seeds
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|
3009
“TABLE-2”
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Sl. No.
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Chapter/ heading/ sub-heading/tariff item
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Description of goods
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Tariff value

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|

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|

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1
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71 or 98
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Gold, in any form, in respect of which the benefit of entries at serial number 356 and 358 of the Notification No. 50/2017-Customs dated 30.06.2017 is availed
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417 per 10 grams
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2
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71 or 98
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|
Silver, in any form, in respect of which the benefit of entries at serial number 357 and 359 of the Notification No. 50/2017-Customs dated 30.06.2017 is availed
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486 per kilogram
“TABLE-3”
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Sl. No.
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Chapter/ heading/ sub-heading/tariff item
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Description of goods
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Tariff value

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|

|
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1
|
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080280
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Areca nuts
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3932
Prime Minister's Office
PM highlights India’s entrepreneurial energy on 6th anniversary of Stand Up India
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has called Stand Up India initiative a part of the ongoing efforts to channelise India’s entrepreneurial energy.
Today Stand Up India initiative has turned 6 years old.
The Prime Minister tweeted :
"India is full of entrepreneurial energy and the Stand Up India initiative is a part of the ongoing efforts to channelise this spirit to further progress and prosperity"
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Shri Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates PSA oxygen plant supplied by FACT at Basti
Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya today virtually inaugurated the PSA Oxygen plant set up by The Fertilisers And Chemicals Travancore Limited  at OPEC Kaili Hospital, Basti, Uttar Pradesh.
Speaking on the occasion Shri Mandaviya said that the challenging times of covid pandemic have given us the opportunity to rethink and redevelop our health and medical infrastructure, enhance manufacturing capacity and develop local supply networks. He said under the leadership of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Government has taken all possible steps to fight the pandemic and is committed to ensure the better health and safety of the people of the country.
The Minister informed that the 500 litres per minute  capacity Pressure Swing Adsorption  oxygen plant is set up as a Corporate Social Responsibility  project of FACT, a Fertilizer PSU under the Department of Fertilizers. He further informed that this is one among the 5 PSA oxygen plants ordered by FACT for various hospitals to meet the medical oxygen demand and the other four plants will be installed in various Government hospitals in Kerala.
The virtual function was attended by MP, Basti Shri. Harish Dwivedi; MLA, Basti Sadar, Shri. Dayaram Chaudhary; CMD, FACT Shri. Kishor Rungta; District Magistrate, Basti and other senior officials.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President condemns terror attack on Amarnath Yatra in J&K
The Vice President of India, Shri Hamid Ansari has condemned the terror attack on Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir. In a message, he said that such wanton acts of violence can have no justification and the perpetrators and those who support and shelter them should be punished for this crime against humanity.
Following is the text of Vice President’s message:
“I am shocked to learn of the dastardly terrorist attack on Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir which has resulted in loss of lives and injuries to pilgrims.
Such wanton acts of violence can have no justification. The perpetrators and those who support and shelter them should be punished for this crime against humanity.
We stand united in face of such attacks on the soul of India. I offer my sincere condolences to the families of the bereaved. I join the nation in praying for their eternal rest and for the early recovery of the injured.”